Transportation & Mobility Designer

ROODREN
PATEL

I design future mobility experiences through research, vehicle form development, packaging and visual storytelling — connecting emerging technology with human-centered transportation.

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SELECTED WORK / 2026 Autonomous Magnetic Levitation Pod
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About the Designer

Vehicle & Mobility Designer

I am a Vehicle and Mobility Designer with a strong interest in developing meaningful mobility concepts that balance creativity, functionality, and engineering feasibility.

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Roodren Patel
M.Des Transportation Design
Roodren Patel - Vehicle & Mobility Designer
Career Goal

My goal is to grow as a Concept Developer and Surface Modeler, translating ideas from early design thinking and sketches into refined 3D forms and surfaces.

Professional Strengths

My strengths include solid modelling, 3D modelling, and an engineering-oriented approach to design. This helps me consider both the visual character of a concept and how it can be developed realistically.

Design Approach

I enjoy identifying problems faced by people and developing practical, user-focused concepts in response. I aim to create mobility solutions that are relevant, thoughtful, and visually distinctive.

Values & Aspiration

I value punctuality, discipline, continuous improvement, and learning new skills. I want to be recognized for the quality of my work, professional attitude, commitment to design, and reliability. I aspire to contribute to automotive companies focused on design innovation and future mobility while continuing to develop my design and modelling capabilities.

Concept Development Surface Modelling Solid Modelling 3D Modelling Vehicle Sketching Autodesk Alias Fusion 360 SolidWorks Photoshop Rendering Clay Sculpting User-Focused Design
Selected work / 01

Future Urban
Mobility

A compact magnetic-levitation autonomous pod exploring a safer, more comfortable, and future-facing alternative for dense metropolitan movement.

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Magnetic Levitation Pod Final Concept Render
Magnetic Levitation Pod

MOVE ABOVE
THE ORDINARY.

FocusUrban Autonomous Mobility
RoleResearch → Concept → CAD → Clay
ToolsSketching · Fusion 360 · Clay
Outcome8-Seater Maglev Transit Pod
01 / Context

Urban transport works — but the experience often does not.

The project began by studying current rickshaw, city-bus and taxi experiences. Safety concerns, uncomfortable ingress and seating, traffic delays, inconsistent service and volatile fares revealed an urgent need for an elevated, autonomous urban transit alternative.

“How might urban mobility become compact, premium and independent of conventional road congestion?”
Phase 02 · Concept Exploration

02 / Direction Exploration: Micro Car, Flying Pod & Levitating Pod

During initial ideation, three distinct mobility archetypes were explored to rethink urban travel: four-wheel micro cars for compact urban road transit, personal vertical flying pods for aerial corridors, and levitating pods designed for frictionless magnetic guideways.

Phase 03 · Architecture & Packaging

03 / Package, Silhouette, Canopy & Body Architecture

Moving from broad ideation into final concept development: establishing the packaging architecture, passenger ergonomics, canopy detailing, lighting language, and aerodynamic biomimicry.

Design Direction

Shark-Inspired Hydro-Aerodynamics

The finalized concept incorporates hydrodynamic cues from shark anatomy. The streamlined snout, dorsal canopy flow, and tapered tail minimize aerodynamic drag at speed while maintaining an expansive, premium passenger cabin inside a compact 4.5-meter footprint.

Shark inspiration sketches for aerodynamics
Phase 04 · Prototyping & Surface Validation

04 / Refine Selected Concept Through CAD & Physical Form

Bringing the design into the digital and physical domains. The geometry was precisely modeled in Autodesk Fusion 360 to validate passenger packaging and surface continuity, and then hand-sculpted in automotive styling clay to evaluate real-world volume and highlight reflections.

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Autodesk Fusion 360 Solid CAD Model of Final Concept
04 / Digital Modeling
Autodesk Fusion 360 — 3D Solid & Surface Model
Fusion 360 CAD

Detailed 3D surface and solid assembly representing the complete 8-seater passenger configuration, structural greenhouse pillars, aerodynamic roof spoiler, and levitation underbody enclosure.

Physical Prototyping · Automotive Styling Clay Model
Vehicle Sketching Portfolio

Sketches &
Ideation

Hand-drawn proportion blockouts, perspective line work, and surface ideation exploring automotive character, stance, and muscular geometric surfacing.

Featured Sketch Series

Mahindra Thar / Rugged SUV Concept Series

An aggressive geometric exploration for an iconic off-roader. Sketches examine flared angular wheel arches, modular canopy geometry, signature front grille graphics, and muscular rear tailgate stance.

5 Hand Sketches Pencil & Ink